WWMT-TV-calicoandcupcakes: Citrus Themed Centerpieces

If you have read my profile, you know that my hubby and I colead a marriage ministry at our church. The ministry has about 270 consistent people on the roster, so our events are fairly large. We have a great team of volunteers who help us with parties, decorating and events, but every now and then I find myself getting to plan and create centerpieces for a function.

We have a wives' workshop coming soon, and we are planning on a group of about 60 wives to attend, which will traslate into 8 circular tables that need centerpieces--at a very low cost.

I taught at the last wives' workshop, which you can read all about on my Helpmate blog. Read the Loving your Husband sacrificially series. This time, my co-leader, Heather, is teaching, and I am going to organize the food people are bringing and the decorating.

We have 20 or so glass vases that we have bought over time at Michael's. I was weary of the dark winter colors we have had for months now, so I went straight to citrus colors for my palate.

I knew buying oranges, lemons and limes to fill the vases would be cost effective, so I started with those colors and that plan. I got all my fruit at Costco.

We have two sizes of vases--large fishbowl vases and tall, thin vases. I decided to use both and alternate the look on the tables.

Since the smaller, thin vases have less "weight" and impact, I bought some straw wreaths at Michael's to lay on the table and have around the smaller vases. I wrapped the wreaths in burlap and citrus colored ribbon, which is a great juxtaposition of color and textures. The larger vases will just be directly placed on the burlap runner.

I made burlap runners for the tables, which will have black tablecloths at the event. Burlap, as you probably know, is a cost effective fabric, and it has a great, organic feel since we are using produce for decoration.

I will take some pictures at the event, but the photos here are just the practice examples at my house. I don't have a black tablecloth at home, but this is the general idea.